Adams, et al v. United Assoc of Jour, et al

  1. January 27, 2022

    3 Workers Can Accuse Union Of Distress In Race Bias Suit

    A Louisiana federal judge ruled Thursday that three out of seven workers accusing a plumbers union of racial discrimination can proceed with claims that the union's behavior constituted intentional infliction of emotional distress in violation of state law.

  2. May 14, 2021

    Judge Says Union Bid To Enforce Settlement Out Of His Hands

    A Louisiana federal judge on Friday rejected a pipefitters union's request to enforce the $2,000 settlement of part of a decades-old racial discrimination suit, adopting a magistrate judge's recommendation that the court does not have jurisdiction over what amounts to a state law contract dispute.

  3. March 04, 2021

    Union Says Worker Can't Back Out Of Deal In Race Bias Suit

    A pipefitters' union has told a Louisiana federal judge that a worker can't back out of a $2,000 settlement resolving allegations in a decades-old racial discrimination case against the union, saying that a change of mind wasn't a valid reason to back out of the deal he agreed to.